intellect

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin intellēctus (“understanding, intellect”), from Latin intellegō (“understand; reason”), from inter (“between, among”) + legō (“read”), with connotation of bind. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəlɛkt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəˌlɛkt/ (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəlekt/ === Noun === intellect (countable and uncountable, plural intellects) (uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intelligence (uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person). A person who has that faculty to a great degree. Synonym: intellectual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== mind == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French intellect or Latin intellēctus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tə.lɛkt/ Hyphenation: in‧tel‧lect === Noun === intellect n (plural intellecten, no diminutive) intellect Synonym: intelligentie ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: intelek === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “intellect”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin intellēctus (“understanding, intellect”), perfect passive participle of Latin intellegō (“understand; reason”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛ.lɛkt/ ~ /ɛ̃.te.lɛkt/ === Noun === intellect m (plural intellects) (psychology, philosophy) intellect ==== Related terms ==== intellectuel ==== See also ==== affect === Further reading === “intellect”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012